Where does “torcere” come from?

torcere (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torcere (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *torcō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *torcō

Ancestry of “torcere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torcere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →